Shoe heeling accessory



Oct. 8, 1963 J. HORECK SHOE HEELING ACCESSORY Filed Nov. 20, 1961 INVENTOR United States Patent 3,105,984 SHGE HEELING ACCESSORY John Horeck, Canadian Research & Development Eoungation, 1434 Queen St. W., Toronto 3, Ontario,

arm a Filed Nov. 20, 1961, Ser. No. 153,368 5 Claims. (Cl. 12--123.3)

This invention relates to improvements in shoe making equipment and, more particularly, to improvements in accessories adapted to facilitate the attachment of heels to ladies shoes.

It is conventional practice to utilize shoe heeling jacks in order to hold the heel and upper portion of a shoe together during the attachment process, the disadvantages of these jacks being that they are difficult to adjust and liable to slip and, furthermore, require a permanent fixture as a support.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shoe heeling accessory which will hold the heel and the upper of a shoe solidly together in lCOI ICCt relationship in readiness for the nailing process.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe heeling accessory which is quickly and easily adjustable to allow for varying angles at which the heel may 'be attached to the shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe heeling accessory having a detachable heel retaining mould, a number of which may be supplied to allow a wide variety of patterns of heels to be accommodated using the same accessory.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a shoe heeling accessory which may be portable or fixed, being equally efficient either Way.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a shoe heeling accessory which will provide guide holes for the nails utilized in the assembly of the shoes, thereby ensuring that said nails are correctly applied without danger of them protruding through the sides of the heel.

These and other objects and features of this invention will become apparent when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe heeling accessory embodying the present invention, showing a shoe installed therein.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the accessory illustrated in FIG. 1, taken on the line 2-2.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a shoe heeling accessory includes a base member 11 of substantially rectangular plan view having a horizontal base plate 12 standing on feet 13; each foot 13 terminating in a horizontal lug 14 having suitable holes 15 formed therethrough for the attachment of said base member 11 to a bench by screw means or the like.

An open ended, substantially square, box member 16 extends upwardly from one end 12a of base plate 12 and is adapted to removably receive a heel retaining block 17. A peripheral shoulder 18 formed around block 17 adjacent the upper end thereof is adapted to rest upon the upper edge 19 of box member 16. A hole 26 is formed substantially vertically and centrally through block 17 and is shaped to conform with the general configuration 4 of a heel 21 of a ladies shoe 22.

The opposite end 1217 of base plate 12 supports two oppositely located side flanges 23 and 24 which in turn support a transverse spindle 25.

An end fitting 26 having a transverse bore 27 and a longitudinal bore 28 is freely located on spindle 25 which passes through bore 27.

One end 29 of a longitudinal shaft 30 is a slide fit within bore 28 of fitting 26 and is selectively positioned and 3,135,984 Patented Oct. 8, 1963 thereafter locked in said position by means of a lock screw 31.

The opposite end 32 of shaft 30 is threaded to receive a guide plate assembly 33. Assembly 33 includes an internally threaded, cylindrical end fitting 34 in threaded engagement with end 32 of shaft 30, and an internal heel plate 35 is attached by a lateral hinge mechanism 36 to the opposite end of fitting 34.

Upon assembling heel 21 and shoe 22 to accessory 10 as herein illustrated, heel plate 35 may be positioned within the heel 22a of shoe 22 to lie fiat and parallel with the upper surface of heel 21, by first slackening screw 31 and positioning shaft '30 lengthwise and thereafter adjusting the angle between fitting 34 and plate 35 to that required, and then re-locking screw 31.

An adjustable clamping device 37 is then utilized to exert a pressure on plate 35 to hold shoe 22 and heel 21 in the preselected position.

Clamping device 37 comprises a side arm 38 pivotally secured at. its lower end 38a to base member 116- by conventional bolt means 39 or the like. The upper end 3811 of arm 38 carries a cross head 40 having a lateral bore 41 therethrough adapted to slidably locate one end 42a of a transverse shaft 42. A look screw 43, accommodated in cross head 40, is adapted to lock shaft 42 in any preselected position relative to arm 38.

The opposite end 42bof shaft 42 is internally threaded and is located substantially cent-rally over shoe 22, slightly forward of box member 16.

A clamping pin 44 having an upper threaded end 44a and a lower plain end 4411 is assembled to end 42b of shaft 42, a thumbscrew type fitting 45 permitting end 44a to be screwed through end 4 2b, causing plain end 4412 to contact heel plate 35. Heel plate 35 is suitablyrecessed to receive end 44b and, it may be seen, clamping device 37 may be suitably adjusted to permit pin 44 to apply maximum pressure to plate 35 and at the correct angle to preserve the setting of plate 35 as previously described.

A plurality of holes 46 are formed through plate 35 in a predetermined pattern and all slope downwardly and inwardly toward the centre line of heel 21 so that a nail punch or the like, and then the nails, are guided within holes 46 to be correctly positioned within heel 21 during the nailing operation.

It should be noted that a number of blocks 17 may be retained, each having its hole 20 of a shape conforming with a current heel configuration, and new blocks 17 may be easily fabricated to comply with new shapes and sizes of heels 21.

The general design of the individual parts of the invention as explained above may be varied according to the requirements in regards to manufacture and production thereof, while still remaining within the spirit and principle of the invention, without prejudicing the novelty thereof.

The embodiments of this invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A shoe heeling accessory including a base member; an open ended box member extending upwardly from one end of said base member; a block removably supported within said box member; said block having a hole formed substantially vertically therethrough; said hole being of the general configuration of a heel; an adjustable perforated plate extending over said block; and clamping means cooperable with said plate and biasing said plate towards said block.

2. A shoe heeling accessory as defined in claim 1 in which said perforations in said plate slope downwardly and inwardly toward the centre of said hole in said block.

3. A shoe heeling accessory as defined in claim 1 in which said adjustable plate includes a heel plate; an end fitting pivotally attached to said heel plate, a shaft attached to said end fittin g and extending forwardly therefrom; and spindle means supporting the forward end of said shaft.

4. A shoe heeling accessory as defined in claim 3 including a second end fitting for the adjustable retention of said forward end of said shafit and having a transverse bore theret-hrough; and said spindle means passing through said transverse bore; said second end fitting'and said shaft being arcuately pivotal about said spindle.

5. A shoe heeling accessory as defined in claim 1 in which said clamping means comprises a side arm pivotally mounted on said base member adjacent said box memher; a cross head integral with the upper end of said side arm; a transverse shaft supported by said cross head and extending inwardly of said base member; a clamping pin threadably engaged with said transverse shaft at its upper end; a lower end of said clamping pin engageable with said heel plate; and thumbscrew means for the screwing of said clamping pin through said transverse sha-ft.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,710,718 Stotz Apr. 30,1929 1,827,058 Wolf Q Q Oct. 13,1931 2,934,773 Shnuriwsky May 3 1960 

1. A SHOE HEELING ACCESSORY INCLUDING A BASE MEMBER; AN OPEN ENDED BOX MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM ONE END OF SAID BASE MEMBER; A BLOCK REMOVABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID BOX MEMBER; SAID BLOCK HAVING A HOLE FORMED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY THERETHROUGH; SAID HOLE BEING OF THE GENERAL CONFIGURATION OF A HEEL; AN ADJUSTABLE PERFORATED PLATE EXTENDING OVER SAID BLOCK; AND CLAMPING MEANS COOPERABLE WITH SAID PLATE AND BIASING SAID PLATE TOWARDS SAID BLOCK. 